Sections, Due Dates, and Point Values for Project: Wiki Page Creation and Outline: October 29, 2013 (10 points - whole group) Each group member develop one section (or divide equally among members):
I. Story Background Section (rhetorical analysis): November 7, 2013 (25 points)
II. Plot Analysis Section: November 7, 2013 (25 points each section)
III. Historical Analysis Section: November 7, 2013 (25 points)
IV. Literary Analysis Section: November 7, 2013 (25 points)
PROJECT 1 ORAL PRESENTATIONS (In class): (20 points)
Thursday November 14, 2013
Link to Coll y Toste's Leyendas puertoriquenas (Mexico: Orio, 1960)
Link to Index (indice) to Coll y Toste Leyendas Puertoriquenas Project 2: Research and Present Information about Emergent Fiction In this project you will work in small groups (2-3 people) or individually to conduct research about an emergent form of fiction. Emergent fiction is contemporary fiction that uses new genres, new forms of media, or new methods of composition. Much of the emergent fiction requires (or exploits) digital and social media and is written by nonprofessionals and published on the internet.
For this project, you will find out the definition and features of one type of emergent fiction and then create a wiki page with the information you gather. Each member will find one example story of this type of fiction, read it then summarize it on the wiki page. The whole group will then select one example story and make a literary analysis of it using the method and concepts learned in class. Finally, you will present your wiki page to the class in an oral presentation.
Some of the types of emergent fiction that you you may want to investigate are: 1. Fan Fiction 2. Crossover Fiction (a subgenre of fan fiction) 3. Slash Fiction (a subgenre of fan fiction) 4. Micro or Flash fiction 5. Hypertext Fiction (see for example: http://collection.eliterature.org/1/works/joyce__twelve_blue.html ) 6. Manga or Graphic fiction 7. Collaborative Fiction - (on line - also called blog fiction) - an example of this is the blog novel called "Dorothy Locked and Loaded" . Some collaborative fiction is also done through a wiki site and is called "wiki fiction". 8. other forms? Please ask the professor if there are other forms of fiction that you are interested in presenting -- there is a vibrant local graphic fiction scene in Puerto Rico.
There are a few relevant links for these forms on the Internet Resources page of this wiki. But, you need to be adventurous, and search on your own! Really go and get something new that none of us heard about before!!
Wiki Page Requirements: (Create the page on this wiki, name of page as your type of fiction, with "Emergent fiction" as a page tag) Definition (10 pts): Provide a definition or description of the features of your chosen genre of emergent fiction with sources (provide links to websites). Who writes this type of fiction? -- give source -links (5 pts) Where do they publish this fiction? -- give at least 2 examples of websites - give links. (5 pts) When did this type of fiction emerge? - provide a link for the source (5 pts) How is this fiction received by the general audience, literary critics, or professional (corporate) writers and publishers? (5 pts) Why did your group get interested in this type of fiction? (10 pts)
Examples: (10 pts x total points for page for each member) Each member provide a good or the most interesting example of this type of fiction you found. Each group member must post an example of a story, by providing:
Title, Author, Year (if applicable)
Short summary of the story (4-5 sentences)
Why you liked this particular story in that emergent genre
Analysis of a Text: (40 pts) The Group: Choose one example from the ones listed and provide an analysis of this fiction -- character, plot (narrative structure), genre (can be mixed), or a literary element such as symbol, imagery, irony, tone, narrative voice, etc.
Formatting, Grammar, and Design (10 pts)
Keep your page nice and well organized and easy to read. It should also be inviting to the reader.
Project 3 Assignment: Due: Thursday Dec. 5th 1. Browse the topics above to decide which type of emergent fiction you are interested in. 2. Decide if you would like to work in a group or individually. >>Write on paper if you cannot make the page 3. Make a NEW Wiki page- with your group, and give it a title based on your topic.
Include:
The topic and group members - or name.
Post a list of your sources -- paste links to sources and start planning the page.
4. Prepare the report on the wiki page -- Due: TBA Presentations: Present your Emergent Fiction page to the class: (individual) Give the Basic information, plot summary, and literary analysis (15 points) Presentations: Thursday Dec. 5th
OLD PROJECTS FROM PAST CLASSES: Project 1: Create a Reader's Blog and Respond Critically to Course Readings Blog #1 Assignment Blog #1: Rhetorical Analysis of Aesop's "Ant & Grasshopper" and Critical Response to Grosshan's Modern version Due: Thursday October 6th (publication date)
Blog #3 Assignment: Respond to "The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas" Due: November 21st (publication date)
What is your dominant feeling (or impression) of Le Guin's "The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas"?
Quote the part of the story that arouses this feeling or impression the most. Explain why you think you react this way to the story. Find at least three specific elements of the story (plot, characters, tone, imagery, symbols) that contribute to your reaction. Give the elements and explain how they help provoke your reaction.
Blog #4 Assignment:Respond to The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins Due: December 6th (latest publication date) The Hunger Games is the first book of a trilogy (set of three related novels) by Suzanne Collins. It was first published in 2008, and became a New York Times and USA Today bestseller, and is sold all over the world. It has also sold more than one million copies digitally in Amazon.com. Like many dystopian science fiction novels, The Hunger Games addresses issues of personal freedom versus social (government) control. It also presents a scenario of the commodification of teenagers' lives through a reality-game show that is sponsored by the government that is designed to keep citizens distracted with spectacular and frivolous entertainment.
Do you find this theme and scenario interesting? Why or why not? What literary aspects of the novel help contribute to developing this theme and scenario? Use at least 3 specific elements of the story to support your response to this novel.
Project Assignments
Below you will find assignment sheets and other information and links for the ENGL 201.Project 1: Puerto Rican Folk Literature Wiki Page Development
Project Assignment Sheet:
Sections, Due Dates, and Point Values for Project:
Wiki Page Creation and Outline: October 29, 2013 (10 points - whole group)
Each group member develop one section (or divide equally among members):
PROJECT 1 ORAL PRESENTATIONS (In class): (20 points)
Thursday November 14, 2013
Link to Folk Literature of Puerto Rico Wiki
URL Address:
http://folkliteraturepuertorico.wikispaces.com/
Link to Coll y Toste's Leyendas puertoriquenas (Mexico: Orio, 1960)
Link to Index (indice) to Coll y Toste Leyendas Puertoriquenas
Project 2: Research and Present Information about Emergent Fiction
In this project you will work in small groups (2-3 people) or individually to conduct research about an emergent form of fiction. Emergent fiction is contemporary fiction that uses new genres, new forms of media, or new methods of composition. Much of the emergent fiction requires (or exploits) digital and social media and is written by nonprofessionals and published on the internet.
For this project, you will find out the definition and features of one type of emergent fiction and then create a wiki page with the information you gather. Each member will find one example story of this type of fiction, read it then summarize it on the wiki page. The whole group will then select one example story and make a literary analysis of it using the method and concepts learned in class. Finally, you will present your wiki page to the class in an oral presentation.
Some of the types of emergent fiction that you you may want to investigate are:
1. Fan Fiction
2. Crossover Fiction (a subgenre of fan fiction)
3. Slash Fiction (a subgenre of fan fiction)
4. Micro or Flash fiction
5. Hypertext Fiction (see for example: http://collection.eliterature.org/1/works/joyce__twelve_blue.html )
6. Manga or Graphic fiction
7. Collaborative Fiction - (on line - also called blog fiction) - an example of this is the blog novel called "Dorothy Locked and Loaded" . Some collaborative fiction is also done through a wiki site and is called "wiki fiction".
8. other forms? Please ask the professor if there are other forms of fiction that you are interested in presenting -- there is a vibrant local graphic fiction scene in Puerto Rico.
There are a few relevant links for these forms on the Internet Resources page of this wiki. But, you need to be adventurous, and search on your own! Really go and get something new that none of us heard about before!!
Wiki Page Requirements:
(Create the page on this wiki, name of page as your type of fiction, with "Emergent fiction" as a page tag)
Definition (10 pts): Provide a definition or description of the features of your chosen genre of emergent fiction with sources (provide links to websites).
Who writes this type of fiction? -- give source -links (5 pts)
Where do they publish this fiction? -- give at least 2 examples of websites - give links. (5 pts)
When did this type of fiction emerge? - provide a link for the source (5 pts)
How is this fiction received by the general audience, literary critics, or professional (corporate) writers and publishers? (5 pts)
Why did your group get interested in this type of fiction? (10 pts)
Examples: (10 pts x total points for page for each member)
Each member provide a good or the most interesting example of this type of fiction you found. Each group member must post an example of a story, by providing:
Analysis of a Text: (40 pts)
The Group: Choose one example from the ones listed and provide an analysis of this fiction -- character, plot (narrative structure), genre (can be mixed), or a literary element such as symbol, imagery, irony, tone, narrative voice, etc.
Formatting, Grammar, and Design (10 pts)
Keep your page nice and well organized and easy to read. It should also be inviting to the reader.
Project 3 Assignment: Due: Thursday Dec. 5th
1. Browse the topics above to decide which type of emergent fiction you are interested in.
2. Decide if you would like to work in a group or individually. >>Write on paper if you cannot make the page
3. Make a NEW Wiki page- with your group, and give it a title based on your topic.
Include:
- The topic and group members - or name.
- Post a list of your sources -- paste links to sources and start planning the page.
4. Prepare the report on the wiki page -- Due: TBAPresentations: Present your Emergent Fiction page to the class: (individual) Give the Basic information, plot summary, and literary analysis (15 points)
Presentations: Thursday Dec. 5th
OLD PROJECTS FROM PAST CLASSES:
Project 1: Create a Reader's Blog and Respond Critically to Course Readings
Blog #1 Assignment
Blog #1: Rhetorical Analysis of Aesop's "Ant & Grasshopper" and Critical Response to Grosshan's Modern version
Due: Thursday October 6th (publication date)
Blog #2 Assignment
Blog #2: Myth or Legend: Which is a More Interesting Genre?
Due: Tuesday November 1st (latest publication date)
Blog #3 Assignment: Respond to "The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas"
Due: November 21st (publication date)
What is your dominant feeling (or impression) of Le Guin's "The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas"?
Quote the part of the story that arouses this feeling or impression the most. Explain why you think you react this way to the story. Find at least three specific elements of the story (plot, characters, tone, imagery, symbols) that contribute to your reaction. Give the elements and explain how they help provoke your reaction.
Blog #4 Assignment: Respond to The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Due: December 6th (latest publication date)
The Hunger Games is the first book of a trilogy (set of three related novels) by Suzanne Collins. It was first published in 2008, and became a New York Times and USA Today bestseller, and is sold all over the world. It has also sold more than one million copies digitally in Amazon.com. Like many dystopian science fiction novels, The Hunger Games addresses issues of personal freedom versus social (government) control. It also presents a scenario of the commodification of teenagers' lives through a reality-game show that is sponsored by the government that is designed to keep citizens distracted with spectacular and frivolous entertainment.
Do you find this theme and scenario interesting? Why or why not? What literary aspects of the novel help contribute to developing this theme and scenario? Use at least 3 specific elements of the story to support your response to this novel.